BOSTON – Scientists with the New England Aquarium recently spotted over 82 North Atlantic right whales, or over a quarter of the species’ remaining population, in an unusual feeding area at the Hudson and Block Canyons south of Long Island, NY.
The sightings, made during a series of five aerial flights over the area, have prompted curiosity over their redistribution and concerns regarding their movement into an area busy with marine vessel traffic, fishing gear spotted, and no mandatory speed restrictions in place.
